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ඒ̀ංදරෝ මහානුභාවුලු

Endaro Mahanubhavulu (Tyagaraja Pancharatna) in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Morning prayer and music practice; especially on the Tyagaraja Aradhana day and during Rama Navami·📜 Pancharatna Kriti of Saint Tyagaraja, in raga Sri, Adi tala (Telugu, early 19th century CE)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Pancharatna Kriti of Saint Tyagaraja, in raga Sri, Adi tala (Telugu, early 19th century CE) · Saint Tyagaraja · 1767-1847 CE

Tyagaraja, the great devotee of Lord Rama, composed five 'gem' kritis (Pancharatna), each a garland of charanams in a single raga. 'Endaro Mahanubhavulu' in raga Sri is the last of the five. In it the saint, instead of praising himself or even the Lord alone, offers boundless salutations to all the great souls who have beheld Rama in their hearts — the sages, devotees and singers across the ages. It closes with his signature, naming himself the friend of the boon-giving Lord.

✦ As told in scripture

It is told that Lord Rama Himself appeared to Tyagaraja and that the saint's kritis flowed by direct grace; each year at his Aradhana in Thiruvaiyaru, hundreds of musicians gather on the banks of the Kaveri to sing the five Pancharatna kritis in unison, and devotees say the very air fills with the presence of Rama as 'Endaro Mahanubhavulu' rises.

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Verse 1

ඒ̀ංදරෝ මහානුභාවුලු අංදරිකී වංදනමුලු

endarō mahānubhāvulu andarikī vandanamulu

Meaning:How many, how countless, are the great and noble souls — to all of them I offer my salutations! (This is the refrain of Tyagaraja's most famous Pancharatna kriti, a hymn of homage to all who love and behold the Lord.)

Verse 2

චංදුරු වර්ණුනි අංද චංදමුනු හෘදයාරවිංදමුන ජූචි බ්රහ්මානංද මනුභවිංචු වාරු ඒ̀ංදරෝ මහානුභාවුලු

canduru varṇuni anda candamunu hṛdayāravindamuna jūci brahmānanda manubhaviñcu vāru endarō mahānubhāvulu

Meaning:How many are the great souls who, beholding in the lotus of their heart the beauty of the moon-hued Lord (Rama), thereby drink the bliss of Brahman!

Verse 3

සාම ගාන ලෝල මනසිජ ලාවණ්ය ධන්ය මූර්ධන්යුලු ඒ̀ංදරෝ මහානුභාවුලු

sāma gāna lōla manasija lāvaṇya dhanya mūrdhanyulu endarō mahānubhāvulu

Meaning:How many are those blessed and pre-eminent ones, graced with a loveliness surpassing the god of love, who delight in the song of the Sama Veda!

Verse 4

මානස වන චර වර සංචාරමු නිලිපි මූර්ති බාගුග පෝ̀ඩගනේ වාරු ඒ̀ංදරෝ මහානුභාවුලු අංදරිකී වංදනමුලු

mānasa vana cara vara sañcāramu nilipi mūrti bāguga poḍaganē vāru endarō mahānubhāvulu andarikī vandanamulu

Meaning:How many are those who, having stilled the mind that wanders like a wild beast through the forest of the senses, clearly behold the divine Form within — to all of them, salutations!

Verse 5

හරි ගුණ මණිමය සරමුලු ගළමුන ෂෝභිල්ලු භක්ත කෝටු ලිලලෝ තේ̀ලිවිතෝ චේ̀ලිමිතෝ කරුණ ගල්ගි ජගමේ̀ල්ලනු සුධා දෘෂ්ටිචේ බ්රෝචු වාරු ඒ̀ංදරෝ මහානුභාවුලු

hari guṇa maṇimaya saramulu gaḷamuna ṣōbhillu bhakta kōṭu lilalō telivitō celimitō karuṇa galgi jagamellanu sudhā dṛṣṭicē brōcu vāru endarō mahānubhāvulu

Meaning:How many are the crores of devotees upon whose necks shine garlands strung from the jewel-virtues of Lord Hari — who, with wisdom, friendship and compassion, protect this whole world with their nectar-like glance!

Verse 6

ත්යාගරාජාප්ත වරද නාදුපෛ පලිකේ වාරු ඒ̀ංදරෝ මහානුභාවුලු අංදරිකී වංදනමුලු

tyāgarājāpta varada nādupai palikē vāru endarō mahānubhāvulu andarikī vandanamulu

Meaning:How many are the great souls who speak kindly of me to the boon-bestowing Lord, the dear friend of Tyagaraja! To all of them, I bow.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ඒ̀ංදරෝ මහානුභාවුලු🔊endarō mahānubhāvuluHow many (countless) are the great noble souls!

අංදරිකී වංදනමුලු🔊andarikī vandanamuluTo all of them, my salutations (I bow to them all).

චංදුරු වර්ණුනි🔊canduru varṇuniHe of the moon-like (radiant) complexion — the Lord (Rama).

අංද චංදමුනු🔊anda candamunuThe beauty of (His) lovely form.

හෘදයාරවිංදමුන ජූචි🔊hṛdayāravindamuna jūciBeholding (Him) in the lotus of their own heart.

බ්රහ්මානංදමනුභවිංචු වාරු🔊brahmānandamanubhaviñcu vāruThose who thereby experience the bliss of Brahman (supreme bliss).

සාම ගාන ලෝල🔊sāma gāna lōla(The Lord who is) absorbed in / delights in the singing of the Sama Veda.

මනසිජ ලාවණ්ය ධන්ය මූර්ධන්යුලු🔊manasija lāvaṇya dhanya mūrdhanyuluBlessed and pre-eminent souls (graced) with a beauty surpassing that of Manmatha (the god of love).

මානස වන චර වර සංචාරමු නිලිපි🔊mānasa vana cara vara sañcāramu nilipiHaving stilled the wandering of the mind, which roves like a beast through the forest (of the senses).

මූර්ති බාගුග පෝ̀ඩගනේ වාරු🔊mūrti bāguga poḍaganē vāruThose who clearly behold the (divine) Form (within).

හරි ගුණ මණිමය සරමුලු ගළමුන ශෝභිල්ලු🔊hari guṇa maṇimaya saramulu gaḷamuna ṣōbhilluUpon whose necks shine garlands made of the jewel-like virtues of Lord Hari.

භක්ත කෝටුලු ඉලලෝ🔊bhakta kōṭulu ilalōThe crores (multitudes) of devotees in this world.

තේ̀ලිවිතෝ චේ̀ලිමිතෝ කරුණ ගල්ගි🔊telivitō celimitō karuṇa galgiWith wisdom, with friendliness, and filled with compassion.

ජගමේ̀ල්ලනු සුධා දෘෂ්ටිචේ බ්රෝචු වාරු🔊jagamellanu sudhā dṛṣṭicē brōcu vāruThose who protect the whole world with their nectar-like (gracious) glance.

ත්යාගරාජාප්ත වරද නාදුපෛ පලිකේ වාරු🔊tyāgarājāpta varada nādupai palikē vāruThose who speak (kindly) of me to the boon-giving Lord, the dear friend of Tyagaraja.

Benefits of Chanting Endaro Mahanubhavulu (Tyagaraja Pancharatna)

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The crown of the Pancharatna Kritis, sung together by hundreds of musicians at the annual Tyagaraja Aradhana in Thiruvaiyaru.

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Cultivates profound humility by saluting all the great devotees and realised souls, rather than exalting oneself.

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Deepens devotion to Lord Rama as beheld in the lotus of the heart, and the longing to join the company of His bhaktas.

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A masterwork of devotion and music together, in the radiant raga Sri, treasured across South India for two centuries.

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Inspires the aspirant with the example of the saints who stilled the mind and realised God, and protect the world by grace.

How to Chant Endaro Mahanubhavulu (Tyagaraja Pancharatna)

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Best TimeMorning prayer and music practice; especially on the Tyagaraja Aradhana day and during Rama Navami

FaceFacing the deity of Rama / Vishnu or east

Sing or recite before an image of Lord Rama with devotion, dwelling on its meaning — homage to all the great souls who have realised the Lord. If sung, it is set in raga Sri and Adi tala; if recited, chant the refrain 'Endaro Mahanubhavulu, andariki vandanamulu' as a salutation. It is traditionally sung as part of the five Pancharatna kritis in sequence.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Endaro Mahanubhavulu (Tyagaraja Pancharatna) written in the Sinhala script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is the fifth and most famous of the five Pancharatna ('five gems') kritis composed by Saint Tyagaraja in praise of Lord Rama, set in raga Sri. Its title means 'How many great noble souls (there are)', and it is a salutation to all the realised devotees and sages who behold the Lord.

Saint Tyagaraja (1767-1847) of Thiruvaiyaru was one of the 'Trinity' of Carnatic music and one of the greatest devotee-composers of Lord Rama. He composed thousands of kritis in Telugu and Sanskrit, expressing total surrender to Rama; his five Pancharatna kritis are regarded as the very pinnacle of the tradition.

The Pancharatna ('five gems') are a set of five grand kritis by Tyagaraja, each in a different raga, sung together by assembled musicians at the annual Tyagaraja Aradhana festival in Thiruvaiyaru. 'Endaro Mahanubhavulu' is the fifth and most celebrated of these five.

In deep humility, Tyagaraja chose to honour all the great souls — sages, bhaktas and singers — who have truly realised and adored Lord Rama. By bowing to them, he expresses that the surest path to God is to revere His devotees, making the kriti a timeless lesson in humility and devotion.